Billionaire’s son offers home for Colombia’s “cocaine hippos” rather than have them killed

An Indian billionaire’s son offered on Tuesday to take the so-called “cocaine hippos” descended from those introduced to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, rather than have the animals killed. Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, said he had formally requested the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals, which have wreaked … Read more

FCC to direct Disney-owned TV stations to file early license renewals, source says

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to issue an order Tuesday directing Disney’s eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The source described the move … Read more

Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement

WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center told a federal court on Tuesday that law enforcement agencies have long known that the nonprofit paid informants to report on the movements of hate groups, rejecting assertions by the Trump administration that the nonprofit steered money to the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups without the … Read more

Judge allows Maurene Comey’s lawsuit challenging her firing to move forward in federal court

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey’s case challenging her firing by President Trump can move forward in federal court. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, had to … Read more

Fast-moving storms batter the Midwest, flooding streets and stranding commuters

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fast-moving storms pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy rain Monday, flooding streets, stranding commuters and downing many trees, including one in western Michigan that landed on a man and killed him. More than 56 million people in the Midwest and parts of the South were at … Read more

CBS News poll and analysis of California policies ahead of governor’s race debate

Ahead of Tuesday’s closely watched debate, Californians see the next governor facing a wide array of issues. Taxes A majority of California’s voters want the next governor to support an added state tax on billionaires. Republicans, however, do not. Fraud Most California voters feel there is at least some, if not a lot, of fraud … Read more

Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development. Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million. Both companies have decided not to pursue any new offshore … Read more